Tiger Choir Chronicles

I hope everyone had a wonderful, restful weekend and is ready to go for this week! Please be sure to read all of the weekly newsletters to stay informed and up to date on choir happenings!

Due to campus scheduling conflicts, our Parent Preview Concert scheduled for March 25th has been moved to Tuesday, March 18th at 7:00 pm. Call time is 6:00 pm. I apologize for this inconvenience.

Uniform for the event will be formal tuxedos and dresses. Please start checking with your child now to ensure all tuxedo pieces are located and still fit.

Join us this Thursday at Fat Boy's Pizza for a Spirit Night to help support our THS Choir Program! Mention choir as you order and a portion of your order will be donated to the choir program!

Thank you to all the parents who have brought in tissue, hand sanitizer, and other items off of the classroom Amazon Wishlist! Your help and support is GREATLY appreciated!

As we begin to move towards the end of the 3rd grading period, please check in on your child's grades and encourage them to finish this 9 weeks strong! Eligibility will affect several choir opportunities such as:

1. Pop Show/Pop Show Auditions: Because we sell tickets for Pop Show, students MUST be academically eligible (passing ALL of their classes with a 70 or higher). The best way to ensure your child's participation is to encourage and check in on them as we move into the final week of this grading period.
2. Choir Placement: Auditions for next years' choir placements will take place in April. Points are deducted from the overall score for each 9 weeks that a failing grade appeared. Upper level choirs have many events throughout the year that require academic eligibility.
3. Overall GPA: Some of the best and brightest students in the school are members of our choir program. This is typically one of the toughest times of the academic year, so checking in with your student will help encourage and support them to ensure overall success.

I am exploring the possibility of a Choir Trip to Orlando, FL next school year. An interest form was sent out earlier this week. If you have not had a chance to complete it, please click HERE to complete the form. Your help and information will guide me in how to approach the travel company. Thank you!

FBISD Pre-UIL Festival has been officially scheduled for Wednesday March 19 - March 21. Our REVISED schedule is:

Wednesday, March 19: Chorale performs at 2:40 pm

Thursday, March 20: Chorale Women perform at 8:55 am

Chorale Men perform at 12:05

Advanced Treble Choir performs at 1:20 pm

Friday, March 21: Tenor-Bass Choir performs at 10:15 am

Treble performs at 2:15

Please make every effort to avoid pulling your child out of school on the day they go to the festival. This is a very beneficial event for us in our preparations for UIL Concert and Sight Reading. Uniform for the event will be gray choir polos and jeans.

If you are available to chaperone and assist in the holding area, I could REALLY use some help on Thursday and Friday. Please send me an email and let me know your availability. Thank you in advance!

Thank you to everyone who has been purchasing items from our Amazon Wishlist to help "clear the list!" If you are able to browse our list and help purchase an item, we would be SO grateful for your support!

Please consider supporting our local businesses who support our students! Click their logo below to explore their website!

1. Monday, March 3: Varsity Treble Rehearsal WITH CLINICIAN (Chorale Treble Singers 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm)
2. Tuesday, March 4: Varsity Tenor-Bass Rehearsal (Chorale T/B Singers 3:00 - 5:00 pm)
3. Thursday, March 6: Spirit Night at Fat Boy's Pizza

1. March 18: Pre-UIL Concert
2. March 19-21: Pre-UIL Festival at Sugar Land Methodist Church
3. April 2-3: UIL Contest

1. This semester, we have been working in our Varsity UIL rehearsals after school. As a reminder, these rehearsals are a graded requirement of the course and students need to make plans NOW to be sure they have adjusted schedules as necessary for attendance. Please note that ONLY school events can be an excused absence from rehearsals. Outside leagues, rodeo concerts, etc. are not considered excused absences. In general, Varsity Treble Choir will rehearse on Mondays after school, and Varsity Tenor-Bass Choir will rehearse on Tuesdays after school. Please click HERE for the complete schedule. We will also still have our Pre-UIL and UIL events on the original choir calendar.

Our Choir Parent Booster Club operates to help support and assist the choir program in many ways! We have regular meetings to help plan events, discuss volunteer needs, and discuss financial needs of the choir program. You can be as involved as you would like to be! To encourage membership, the board has waived all membership fees this year in hopes that you will join us and find out ways you can support your child in their musical journey as a member of the Travis Tiger Choir!

Our Booster Club is still selling our "Travis Choir" yard signs! Signs are available "as is" ($20) or customized ($25)! If you're interested in showing your THS Choir pride, please send in your order money and ORDER FORM (only for customized signs) at any time!

Thank you to everyone who has paid choir fees! If you have not yet, please remember that they were due on Friday, September 20th. If your child needs assistance, our Booster Club is here to help! Please simply send me an email and let me know that your child needs assistance paying choir fees and our Boosters will be happy to help out if they are able!

This year we are thrilled to add another private voice teacher to our staff and extend a warm welcome to Mr. Antoine Griggs. Mr. Griggs is an accomplished performer who regularly sings with various organizations in Houston, including the Houston Ebony Opera Guild and Houston Grand Opera! He came to campus a couple weeks ago to meet the students and began lessons last week. He still has a few spots open. If your child is interested, or if you have any specific questions please feel free to reach out to him at antoinegriggs@gmail.com. We are very fortunate in Fort Bend that lessons are taught during student's choir class time so no additional rehearsal time is necessary and I hope that many students will take advantage of this awesome opportunity!